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More Cosmology Questions
I’ve invited cosmology questions before, but I wanted to renew the call. I’ve got a Q&A article on cosmology coming out soon, so ask away!Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: cosmology, Physics,...
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Carroll vs. Craig (4): On Nothing
More on the upcoming Carroll vs. Craig dialogue (previously, one, two, three). I have some leftover business from my previous post on the contingency argument for the existence of God. It concerns the...
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Cosmology Q and A – Australian Physics article
My article “Cosmology Q & A” has been published! It appeared in the magazine Australian Physics, 51 (2014) 42-6 and is reproduced here with permission. After a brief overview of modern cosmology,...
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Interesting discussion in progress at The Secular Outpost
Thanks to GGDFan777 for the tip-off: Jeffery Jay Lowder has weighed in on my posts (one, two, three, four) about Richard Carrier. It’s in the comments of this post over at The Secular Outpost. Keith...
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Have cosmologists lost their minds in the multiverse?
The Conversation has published an article of mine, co-authored with Geraint Lewis, titled “Have cosmologists lost their minds in the multiverse?“. It’s a quick introduction to the multiverse in light...
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Next Friday at the Epping Creative Centre, Sydney: “What Happened at the Big...
I’ve been a bit quiet around here, lately. Travel is my excuse. I’m currently in Cambridge, collaborating with a few colleagues on a project. I’ll be back in Sydney next week, so if you’re near Epping...
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Did the Universe Have a Beginning? – Carroll vs Craig Review (Part 1)
It’s been a while, but I’ve finally gotten around to jotting down a few thoughts about the Sean Carroll vs. William Lane Craig debate. I previewed the debate here (part one, two, three, four). I...
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Carroll’s five replies to the fine-tuning argument: Number 1
Last time, I started a review of the Carroll vs. Craig debate with a (mostly historical) overview of the back-and-forth about the beginning of the universe for the last 90 years of modern cosmology....
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Sorry, Aristotle (and Aquinas), but I still don’t understand formal causes
Subtitle: how a modern physicist is liable to misunderstand Aristotle. This post was inspired by a very interesting post by Edward Feser here. I have tried. What follows is my attempt to give full...
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Victor Stenger (1935 – 2014)
My fine-tuning interlocutor Prof Victor Stenger died a few weeks ago, at age 79. There’s a tradition in cricket, especially in Australia, that whatever happens on the field and whatever is said during...
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Carroll’s five replies to the fine-tuning argument: 1a. Aside on Naturalism
Before I get onto Carroll’s other replies to the fine-tuning argument, I need to discuss a feature of naturalism that will be relevant to what follows. I take naturalism to be the claim that physical...
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Comment on “Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God”
Apologies for the blogging drought. More soon. I couldn’t help but comment on something in the news recently. Doing the rounds this week is a Wall Street Journal article by Eric Metaxas titled “Science...
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A More Finely Tuned Universe – at insidescience.org
Gabriel Popkin has written a nice overview of some recent work on the fine-tuning of the universe for intelligent life at insidescience.org, titled “A More Finely Tuned Universe“. It’s well worth a...
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My New Project – Galaxy Formation and the Multiverse
I’ve started a new project at the University of Sydney. I’m still at the same desk, but I’ll be doing something a bit different. More details soon, but basically I’ll be using cosmological simulations...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Cosmological Speculation
Another video of one of my talks. The goal is to take Bayesian probability theory as it is used in the physical sciences and see if it can make sense of postulating and testing a multiverse theory. As...
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Empirically testing for clandestine telepathy
Research question: Do telepathic powers exist? Such powers would be highly in demand, so highly in fact that telepaths might become paranoid and keep their abilities secret. Here, I propose a method to...
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Speaking in Sydney: Universes, one after the other
If you’re in Sydney on Monday (18th May, 2015), then come along to The Royal pub in Darlington to see A Pint of Science! It’s an international science festival, with similar events in 9 countries. I’ll...
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Another Sydney Talk: Fine-tuning and Naturalism
Next month, I’ll be in Minnesota at the St. Thomas Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, presenting the science of fine-tuning to a bunch of philosophers. I presented...
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Doing cosmology with a brain
A favourite XKCD: Made out of Meat Here’s a few idle, Friday afternoon thoughts. I study distant galaxies. I use mathematical models of the laws of nature (and a supercomputer) to try to predict the...
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Talking in Sydney Tonight. Act One, Scene Two: How the Universe blooms.
Another talk in Sydney tonight. Everything you could possibly want to know about cosmology! The Macarthur Astronomy Forum proudly presents Dr Luke Barnes (USYD) When: Monday July 20th. Where: UWS...
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